Hand plow



D. E. ARNDT HAND PLOW Jan.13,1931.

Filed March 6, 1950 T l l I i N P i p \N W A TTORNE Y.

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'45 of my plow;

Patented Jan. 13,1931

UNITED STATES HAND new Application filed Mme, 1936." serial m -43 m.

' This invention relates to a hand plow. and more especially to a handplow which is I adapted to be used as a-cultivating tool in severalways. My hand plow is adapted to be used as a cultivating tool when thepitch of the plow is so regulated either by raising the beam' or byadjusting thebeam with re- 7 lation to the plow frame as to cause all ofthe plows to cut'approximately the same m depth, and I also haveprovided means whereby the plows can beset so that the two outer plowscan form furrows-to throw up a ridge with a central plow of less depthof cutting than the other plowsso as to open up a furrow in the top of'aridge which will be thrown up by the other two plows,. provided thebeain'i's lowered or the plow frame is lowered with relation to thebeani so as to cause it to act in this manner.

An object of my invention is to provide a hand plow having on the framethereof a plurality of plows adapted to be used to cultivate gardens andother small patches and which is adapted to befused for a variety 7,

25 of uses such as cultivating between rows of .the patchfdesired'to becultivated, and also for preparing the land for the planting operation,and also for preparing lists and opening the same for the plantingoperation.

It is; evident from the above description and from a more detaileddescription which will follow that my hand plow isicapable of avarietyof uses as will more'fully hereinafterappear as the descriptionproceeds.

Some of the objectsof my invention hav- '-ing been statech'other objectswill appear V as the description proceeds; when taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, 7

in whichv Figure 1 is a side elevation of my hand plow; I

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the rear portion of my plow Figure 3is a rear elevation of a. portion Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view.taken along the line 4-4: in Figure 1; V

Figure 5v is a d tail view of the'frontend of the beam taken along-theline 5-5 in 50 Figure 1. 7 i r v Although it is evident that my-plow mayhave a varietyo'f forms, in the-drawings I have shown-the plow bearir 10which is pivotally 'connectejd by means of the bolt-1110 cured by'me'ansof boltsl l and l 5" to the main crossb'ar 16.31911 this cross bar-*1mount the downwardly projecting feet 1 7 i }the drawings as having a'"slight incline tion to th-rowfthe dirt inwardly towardftlie centralplow 21', which i-is mounted on the hook member Q'QjwhichisHaCljuStablyPs e' eured to the cross beam'by the bol-t23 which r issecured "in-the slot "24; seas to Lallow -rear "'dfiplow V 7 foot and'thejplowcarriedthereby area ward and forward adjustment of" tion to thefcrossbearnflif) r'il h'e feetfrrrembers 1T an't 18 'ajre secured tothe'c'ros's bearn lfi by means of the bolts 25 and 2-Ti The pl'ow 2l issecuredl't o thefoot mem terse bymeans of the "bolt-28'. In the treatan" area team' oaipn :10 I'prolv'idefl the cross beam 29 to serveas ah'anjdle forholding the same if desirec'hit being evident that anysuitable form of handle may be provided as desired. Secured to thefrontportion of the cross beam as on the bolts26 and27 are the bracemembers31 and 32, ;-which are integral with each o'ther 'at their proximateends by beingfornied into the loop portion 33, which loops over the beam10, and this loop portion has a plurality of'holes 35 thereinthroughwhich a cotter pin 36 or bolt or any other suitable device may besecured for adjustably" securing the brace' members 311" and 32 and theloop 33 -which "is integral i i therewith, to the plow beam 10, so as toadjust the angularity betweenfthe cross beam 16 which carries the plowmember and the beam Securelyanounted on the beam; lOby means 7 ofbolts3'? is a block me'mberfidon which is secured; a box 39 into whichsuitable weights maybe placed for properly weighting the plow frametocause it to cut the desired depth.

In-the'drawings and specification I have set forth a preferredembodiment of my in Rio vention, and although specific terms are em-" Iplayed, they are usedin a genericand descriptive sense only, and not forpurposes of limitation, the scope set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a hand plow, a beam member, a cross beam pivotally secured tosaid'beam member,

brace members secured to said cross member and having an adjustableconnection'witlr said beam -member, a plurality of shovel carryingmembers secured to said cross beam, V a one of said shovel carryingmembers being and forwardly with 7 got relation to said cross beammembena weight box secured to said main beam, and means 7 adjustablerearwardly" for adjusting the angularity between said cross beam andsaid main beamlmember.

2. An adjustable hand main beam member, a cross beam member pivotallysecured to said mainbeam member, means for adjusting the relationbetween said main beam member and said cross beam member, two shovelsspaced apart from each other andbeing secured to said cross beam member,ashovel adjustably securedto said cross beam membervand beingadapted tobe adjusted shallower depth with thetwo outer shovels relation to themain I v V v In testimony whereof I afiix my signature;

rearwardly and forwardly with relation to sa d cross beam member, saldlast named shovel being normally of shorter downward length thanvtheother shovels, said plowbe,- 7 ingadapted to'be used for breaking andhaving all shovelscutat'the same depth when adjusted in proper position,and being adapted to have the middle shovel member' out a acting as tothrow upa ridge, and the central plow being adaptedtoopen out a furrowin said ridge when set at-the proper angle with beam.

DANIEL E. ARNDT,

of the invention being plow comprising a

